Mondays News at a glance: Simple Simon squirms – Thoughts from the Dungeon Dimension – And Now We See Through a Glass, Darkly pt 1 & 2 – Supporting smokers to quit – the role of e-cigarettes – Should employees be permitted to use e-cigarettes in the workplace? – Should e-cigarettes be banned in enclosed public spaces? – Health chief wants to BAN smoking in parks – California smoking age raise, e-cigarette regulations stall – National Park Service bans electronic smoking devices in nation’s parks – Vaping Could Save the World, but Toxic Masculinity Is Holding It Back – E-cigarette Smokers Less Exposed to Carbon Monoxide – Commerce Ministry bans e-cigarettes – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

Tuesdays News at a glance: Do Something – New study proves there is no second-hand vaping: e-cigarette aerosol contains less volatile compounds than normal exhaled breath – MSPs warned against ‘demonisation’ of e-cigarettes – Portugal adds public vaping ban to new TPD law – Electronic cigarettes: the key to reducing smoking? -Does New JAMA Pediatrics Study Show that E-Cigarettes are a Gateway to Youth Smoking? – Expert reaction to new study on e-cigarette use in US adolescents – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

Mondays News at a glance: Hong Kong proposals on e-cigarettes: a commentary – Vaping and responsibility – Advocacy or Reviews? – Propanediol – Some peoples lies and stupidity – The Smoker’s Mentality: Why We Need E-Cigarettes – California State Senator is Fooling the Public About Hazards of Smoking – New ‘tobacco’ control bill is ill-conceived – Senior councillor calls for Bradford to back e-cigarettes as alternative to smoking – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

Thursdays News at a glance: An exquisite joy – BMJ journalistic item on e-cigarettes 25th June 2015 – Why e-cigarettes are dividing the public health community – An open letter to Baroness Finlay of the BMA: Update – Stanton Glantz Produces A Study Which Proves Himself Wrong – 10 Ways The Anti-Vaping Lobby Twists What Vapers Say – New Study Finds that Problem of E-Cigarette Use Among Nonsmoking Adults is Non-Existent – Examining the Explanatory Memorandum for the Public Health (Wales) Bill. – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

‘Vaping leads to smoking’ claim is stubbed out

‘Vaping leads to smoking’ claim is stubbed out Originally published by Siobhán Maguire Published: 26 April 2015 http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/News/article1548987.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_04_25 THE Irish Cancer Society has been criticised by a British cancer researcher and an economist for claiming that ecigarettes are being used…